Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: The first Test match is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. The second name of this test was named after the host New Zealand. Kiwi team stopped Pakistan for 438 runs on the second day and then scored 165 runs without losing any wicket till the end of the second day’s play.
At stumps, Tom Latham returned unbeaten on 78 off 126 balls and Devon Conway on 82 off 156 balls. New Zealand’s team is now 273 runs behind Pakistan in the first innings. Latham has hit 8 fours so far. At the same time, 12 fours have come out of Conway’s bat.
On the second day of the Karachi Test, the Pakistani bowlers kept craving for wickets. During this, Mir Hamza bowled seven, Mohammad Wasim Junia nine, Abrar Ahmed 17 and Nauman Ali bowled 11 overs. Apart from this, captain Babar Azam also bowled three overs. However, none of the Pakistani bowlers got success.
A testing final session for the bowlers as New Zealand reduce the deficit to 273 runs 🏏#PAKvNZ , #TayyariKiwiHai pic.twitter.com/Cak23C4kYg
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 27, 2022
Agha Salman scored his first test century
Earlier, Pakistan added 119 more runs to its first day’s score today. However, captain Babar Azam could not add a single run to his yesterday’s score and got out after scoring 161 runs. He was caught out by Tim Southee.
When Babar Azam was out, Pakistan’s score was 318 runs. After this, Agha Salman took the lead and single-handedly took the team’s score beyond 400 with the tail batsmen.
Agha Salman scored 103 runs in 155 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is his first century in Test cricket. Before this, he has scored three half-centuries. At the same time, Sarfaraz Ahmed, who returned to the team after almost four years, also played an important inning of 86 runs.
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